[Bug]: Can't install Copilot-chat

[KangByungwoo]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

OS/Web Information

• Web Browser: chrome
• Local OS: windows 10
• Remote OS: ubuntu
• Remote Architecture:
• code-server --version: 4.20.0

Steps to Reproduce

Tried to install Copilot-chat via vsix b/c it didn't show up in extensions tab.
Error message occurred.

Expected

Should have been able to install it.

Actual

I can't seem to get copilot-chat working with the latest version of code-server. The extension says it is incompatible with Version 1.85.

There's a similar issue microsoft/vscode-copilot-release#353

Logs

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Screenshot/Video

No response

Does this issue happen in VS Code or GitHub Codespaces?

• I tested this in native VS Code.
• This does not happen in native VS Code.
• I tested this in GitHub Codespaces.
• This does not happen in GitHub Codespaces.

Are you accessing code-server over a secure context?

• I am using a secure context.

Notes

Note added: I thought code-server is the one described in https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/ssh. Will try the method explained there.

[benz0li]

The use of this extension is restricted to Microsoft VS Code.

Cross reference:

• [Bug]: Unable to popen Github Copilot Chat window #6520 (comment).

[sudasheng]

I just solved this, you can download the visx file from the market, change the extension to zip, open it with compression software, change the vscode version in the "extension/package.json" file to
"engines":{"vscode":"^1.85.0",} , Save and change back to the suffix visx, then can install

[code-asher]

I will go ahead and close since this is not a bug with code-server. Thanks everyone!

[tophermade]

1.16 https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/publishers/GitHub/vsextensions/copilot/1.160.0/vspackage
Fully functional, but predates chat. Instead has the "extensions" panel.

[Pinwheeler]

I just solved this, you can download the visx file from the market, change the extension to zip, open it with compression software, change the vscode version in the "extension/package.json" file to "engines":{"vscode":"^1.85.0",} , Save and change back to the suffix visx, then can install

@code-asher I think this implies that code-server could be publishing with a later version of VSCode and that would solve this issue?

The change is "^1.97.0" -> "^1.85.0

So seems like this is prompting code-server to update the bundled version, no? I leave the re-open decision to you.

[code-asher]

We already publish code-server with the most recent version of VS Code, which is currently 1.96.2.

I think probably folks are downloading the version of the plugin for VS Code insiders, rather than stable.

[code-asher]

Actually, I wonder if this is a problem with the VS Code marketplace, where downloading the extension gives you the pre-release version for some reason.

[Alababdiy]

any solution ?